A Summer Tale facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Den bästa sommaren |
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| Directed by | Ulf Malmros |
| Produced by | Lars Jönsson |
| Written by | Ulf Malmros Lars Johansson |
| Music by | Dan Sundquist Henrik Medquist |
| Cinematography | Mats Olofsson |
| Editing by | Fredrik Abrahamsen, Michal Leszczylowski |
| Studio | Zentropa |
| Distributed by | Film i Väst Sonet Film Sandrew Metronome |
| Release date(s) | 8 March 2000 |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Sweden Denmark |
| Language | Swedish |
A Summer Tale is a fun comedy-drama movie from 2000. Its original Swedish name is Den bästa sommaren, which means "The Best Summer". The film was written and directed by Ulf Malmros. It stars Kjell Bergqvist, Rebecca Scheja, Cecilia Nilsson, and Brasse Brännström. The movie was made by Zentropa and Memfis Film.
Storyline
The movie takes place in 1958 in a small Swedish town called Molkom. Two children, Mårten from Stockholm and Annika from Uppsala, are sent there for the summer. They are "summer children" who will stay with a man named Yngve Johansson.
Yngve has taken in summer children before, but it hasn't always gone well. At first, Mårten and Annika don't really like Yngve. They find him a bit strange.
However, as the summer goes on, Mårten and Annika start to like each other more and more. They also begin to see Yngve in a new light. Maybe he isn't as bad as they first thought? This special summer will change their lives forever.
Main Characters
- Kjell Bergqvist as Yngve Johansson
- Anastasios Soulis as Mårten
- Rebecca Scheja as Annika
- Cecilia Nilsson as Miss Svanström
- Brasse Brännström as Sven
- Marcus Hasselborg as Harald, Sven's son
- Gachugo Makini as Jacques
- Göran Thorell as Erik Olsson, a man working for the welfare office
- Ann Petrén as Mrs Ljungström
- Eivin Dahlgren as Headwaiter
- Anna Kristina Kallin as Doctor
- Ralph Carlsson as Priest
- Jerker Fahlström as Postman
- Johan Holmberg as Policeman
